by monicaborschel | Jul 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Therapy & Psychology
April was struggling with depression and low self-worth. She had done some things in her early twenties that left her feeling ashamed. April had never told anyone about some of her secrets. It took her a year in therapy before she felt safe to say what she was...
by monicaborschel | Jun 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Meet Brad – Brad was always on. He was running a multimillion-dollar company in sixty different countries. He couldn’t sleep at night wondering who was going to pay what invoice so that he could continue shipping supplies. He was currently suffering...
by monicaborschel | Apr 15, 2020 | Anxiety, EMDR
As uncomfortable as anxiety can be, we all need a little bit of anxiety to motivate us to meet our deadlines and to survive. However, when our anxiety becomes too big, we can feel like we are spinning out of control. It might be hard to focus and be efficient...
by monicaborschel | Mar 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Human babies need caregivers because they are born helpless. This first bond between caregiver and baby develops our attachment system, which is linked to our nervous system. We learn as babies and then toddlers how to get our needs met through others. As we grow...
by monicaborschel | Jan 1, 2020 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
Life is unpredictable, which can be both scary and exciting. Due to this unpredictability, we might find ourselves in situations we don’t want to be in, and we might struggle to find the way out. Take, for example, the case of Mary. Mary left the United States to move...
by monicaborschel | Nov 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Parenting, Trauma
Anxiety is a normal emotion that helps to motivate us. Too much anxiety, however, can cause distress in the form of excessive worry, excessive drive to the point of exhaustion, panic and intense fear of failure and rejection. Children with anxiety sometimes are afraid...
